263,139 Corrupted and 21,273 Missing Ballot Images on the EMS (AZ)

Forensic examination of the Maricopa County Election Management System (EMS) revealed that 263,139 ballot images were corrupt and unreadable, and an additional 21,273 ballot images were entirely missing. Ballot images are the digital photographs taken by tabulators at the moment of scanning; they are the primary instrument for correlating electronic cast vote records to physical paper. Their mass corruption and absence prevents any auditor from independently verifying that the electronic tallies correspond to the physical ballots. The Cyber Ninjas audit confirmed the Maricopa County EMS database for the 2020 General Election was “fully cleared” and that activity logs “appeared to be intentionally rolled over” – with more than 37,000 identical database queries executed after a court order to preserve materials was issued.